1968 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1969 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by 21st-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished with a record of 6–4 and were not invited to a bowl game.

1968 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Ben Schwartzwalder (20th season)
Captain	Anthony Kyasky[1]
Home stadium	Archbold Stadium
Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

1969 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Penn State			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 17 West Virginia			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Houston			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Notre Dame			–					8	–	2	–	1
Buffalo			–					6	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	3	–	0
Florida State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	1
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
West Texas State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
New Mexico State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	0
Army			–					4	–	5	–	1
VPI			–					4	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					4	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					3	–	7	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	7	–	0
Utah State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Idaho			–					2	–	8	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	9	–	0
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 10–14	63,488
September 28	Maryland		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 32–14	26,591	[2]
October 5	No. 9 UCLA		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 20–7	37,367
October 12	Pittsburgh	No. 15	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 50–17	32,660
October 26	at No. 11 California	No. 10	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 0–43	52,172
November 2	at Holy Cross		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 47–0	14,900	[3]
November 9	William & Mary		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 31–0	22,889	[4]
November 16	Navy		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 44–6	33,785
November 23	at West Virginia		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 6–23	25,500	[5]
December 7	at No. 3 Penn State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 12–30	38,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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